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def gen_ripemd160_with_variable_scope_protector_to_not_pollute_global_namespace():

    import sys
    import struct

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # public interface

    def ripemd160(b: bytes) -> bytes:
        """ simple wrapper for a simpler API to this hash function, just bytes to bytes """
        ctx = RMDContext()
        RMD160Update(ctx, b, len(b))
        digest = RMD160Final(ctx)
        return digest

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    class RMDContext:
        def __init__(self):
            self.state = [0x67452301, 0xEFCDAB89, 0x98BADCFE, 0x10325476, 0xC3D2E1F0] # uint32
            self.count = 0 # uint64
            self.buffer = [0]*64 # uchar

    def RMD160Update(ctx, inp, inplen):
        have = int((ctx.count // 8) % 64)
        inplen = int(inplen)
        need = 64 - have
        ctx.count += 8 * inplen
        off = 0
        if inplen >= need:
            if have:
                for i in range(need):
                    ctx.buffer[have+i] = inp[i]
                RMD160Transform(ctx.state, ctx.buffer)
                off = need
                have = 0
            while off + 64 <= inplen:
                RMD160Transform(ctx.state, inp[off:])
                off += 64
        if off < inplen:
            for i in range(inplen - off):
                ctx.buffer[have+i] = inp[off+i]

    def RMD160Final(ctx):
        size = struct.pack("<Q", ctx.count)
        padlen = 64 - ((ctx.count // 8) % 64)
        if padlen < 1 + 8:
            padlen += 64
        RMD160Update(ctx, PADDING, padlen-8)
        RMD160Update(ctx, size, 8)
        return struct.pack("<5L", *ctx.state)

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    K0 = 0x00000000
    K1 = 0x5A827999
    K2 = 0x6ED9EBA1
    K3 = 0x8F1BBCDC
    K4 = 0xA953FD4E
    KK0 = 0x50A28BE6
    KK1 = 0x5C4DD124
    KK2 = 0x6D703EF3
    KK3 = 0x7A6D76E9
    KK4 = 0x00000000

    PADDING = [0x80] + [0]*63

    def ROL(n, x):
        return ((x << n) & 0xffffffff) | (x >> (32 - n))

    def F0(x, y, z):
        return x ^ y ^ z

    def F1(x, y, z):
        return (x & y) | (((~x) % 0x100000000) & z)

    def F2(x, y, z):
        return (x | ((~y) % 0x100000000)) ^ z

    def F3(x, y, z):
        return (x & z) | (((~z) % 0x100000000) & y)

    def F4(x, y, z):
        return x ^ (y | ((~z) % 0x100000000))

    def R(a, b, c, d, e, Fj, Kj, sj, rj, X):
        a = ROL(sj, (a + Fj(b, c, d) + X[rj] + Kj) % 0x100000000) + e
        c = ROL(10, c)
        return a % 0x100000000, c

    def RMD160Transform(state, block): #uint32 state[5], uchar block[64]

        x = [0]*16
        assert sys.byteorder == 'little', "Only little endian is supported atm for RIPEMD160"
        x = struct.unpack('<16L', bytes(block[0:64]))

        a = state[0]
        b = state[1]
        c = state[2]
        d = state[3]
        e = state[4]

        #/* Round 1 */
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F0, K0, 11,  0, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F0, K0, 14,  1, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F0, K0, 15,  2, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F0, K0, 12,  3, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F0, K0,  5,  4, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F0, K0,  8,  5, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F0, K0,  7,  6, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F0, K0,  9,  7, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F0, K0, 11,  8, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F0, K0, 13,  9, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F0, K0, 14, 10, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F0, K0, 15, 11, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F0, K0,  6, 12, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F0, K0,  7, 13, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F0, K0,  9, 14, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F0, K0,  8, 15, x) #/* #15 */
        #/* Round 2 */
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F1, K1,  7,  7, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F1, K1,  6,  4, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F1, K1,  8, 13, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F1, K1, 13,  1, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F1, K1, 11, 10, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F1, K1,  9,  6, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F1, K1,  7, 15, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F1, K1, 15,  3, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F1, K1,  7, 12, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F1, K1, 12,  0, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F1, K1, 15,  9, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F1, K1,  9,  5, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F1, K1, 11,  2, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F1, K1,  7, 14, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F1, K1, 13, 11, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F1, K1, 12,  8, x) #/* #31 */
        #/* Round 3 */
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F2, K2, 11,  3, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F2, K2, 13, 10, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F2, K2,  6, 14, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F2, K2,  7,  4, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F2, K2, 14,  9, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F2, K2,  9, 15, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F2, K2, 13,  8, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F2, K2, 15,  1, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F2, K2, 14,  2, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F2, K2,  8,  7, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F2, K2, 13,  0, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F2, K2,  6,  6, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F2, K2,  5, 13, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F2, K2, 12, 11, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F2, K2,  7,  5, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F2, K2,  5, 12, x) #/* #47 */
        #/* Round 4 */
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F3, K3, 11,  1, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F3, K3, 12,  9, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F3, K3, 14, 11, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F3, K3, 15, 10, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F3, K3, 14,  0, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F3, K3, 15,  8, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F3, K3,  9, 12, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F3, K3,  8,  4, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F3, K3,  9, 13, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F3, K3, 14,  3, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F3, K3,  5,  7, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F3, K3,  6, 15, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F3, K3,  8, 14, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F3, K3,  6,  5, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F3, K3,  5,  6, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F3, K3, 12,  2, x) #/* #63 */
        #/* Round 5 */
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F4, K4,  9,  4, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F4, K4, 15,  0, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F4, K4,  5,  5, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F4, K4, 11,  9, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F4, K4,  6,  7, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F4, K4,  8, 12, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F4, K4, 13,  2, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F4, K4, 12, 10, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F4, K4,  5, 14, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F4, K4, 12,  1, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F4, K4, 13,  3, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F4, K4, 14,  8, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F4, K4, 11, 11, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F4, K4,  8,  6, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F4, K4,  5, 15, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F4, K4,  6, 13, x) #/* #79 */

        aa = a
        bb = b
        cc = c
        dd = d
        ee = e

        a = state[0]
        b = state[1]
        c = state[2]
        d = state[3]
        e = state[4]

        #/* Parallel round 1 */
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F4, KK0,  8,  5, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F4, KK0,  9, 14, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F4, KK0,  9,  7, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F4, KK0, 11,  0, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F4, KK0, 13,  9, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F4, KK0, 15,  2, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F4, KK0, 15, 11, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F4, KK0,  5,  4, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F4, KK0,  7, 13, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F4, KK0,  7,  6, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F4, KK0,  8, 15, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F4, KK0, 11,  8, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F4, KK0, 14,  1, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F4, KK0, 14, 10, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F4, KK0, 12,  3, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F4, KK0,  6, 12, x) #/* #15 */
        #/* Parallel round 2 */
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F3, KK1,  9,  6, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F3, KK1, 13, 11, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F3, KK1, 15,  3, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F3, KK1,  7,  7, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F3, KK1, 12,  0, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F3, KK1,  8, 13, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F3, KK1,  9,  5, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F3, KK1, 11, 10, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F3, KK1,  7, 14, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F3, KK1,  7, 15, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F3, KK1, 12,  8, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F3, KK1,  7, 12, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F3, KK1,  6,  4, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F3, KK1, 15,  9, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F3, KK1, 13,  1, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F3, KK1, 11,  2, x) #/* #31 */
        #/* Parallel round 3 */
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F2, KK2,  9, 15, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F2, KK2,  7,  5, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F2, KK2, 15,  1, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F2, KK2, 11,  3, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F2, KK2,  8,  7, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F2, KK2,  6, 14, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F2, KK2,  6,  6, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F2, KK2, 14,  9, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F2, KK2, 12, 11, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F2, KK2, 13,  8, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F2, KK2,  5, 12, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F2, KK2, 14,  2, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F2, KK2, 13, 10, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F2, KK2, 13,  0, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F2, KK2,  7,  4, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F2, KK2,  5, 13, x) #/* #47 */
        #/* Parallel round 4 */
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F1, KK3, 15,  8, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F1, KK3,  5,  6, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F1, KK3,  8,  4, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F1, KK3, 11,  1, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F1, KK3, 14,  3, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F1, KK3, 14, 11, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F1, KK3,  6, 15, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F1, KK3, 14,  0, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F1, KK3,  6,  5, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F1, KK3,  9, 12, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F1, KK3, 12,  2, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F1, KK3,  9, 13, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F1, KK3, 12,  9, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F1, KK3,  5,  7, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F1, KK3, 15, 10, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F1, KK3,  8, 14, x) #/* #63 */
        #/* Parallel round 5 */
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F0, KK4,  8, 12, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F0, KK4,  5, 15, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F0, KK4, 12, 10, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F0, KK4,  9,  4, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F0, KK4, 12,  1, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F0, KK4,  5,  5, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F0, KK4, 14,  8, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F0, KK4,  6,  7, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F0, KK4,  8,  6, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F0, KK4, 13,  2, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F0, KK4,  6, 13, x)
        a, c = R(a, b, c, d, e, F0, KK4,  5, 14, x)
        e, b = R(e, a, b, c, d, F0, KK4, 15,  0, x)
        d, a = R(d, e, a, b, c, F0, KK4, 13,  3, x)
        c, e = R(c, d, e, a, b, F0, KK4, 11,  9, x)
        b, d = R(b, c, d, e, a, F0, KK4, 11, 11, x) #/* #79 */

        t = (state[1] + cc + d) % 0x100000000
        state[1] = (state[2] + dd + e) % 0x100000000
        state[2] = (state[3] + ee + a) % 0x100000000
        state[3] = (state[4] + aa + b) % 0x100000000
        state[4] = (state[0] + bb + c) % 0x100000000
        state[0] = t % 0x100000000

    return ripemd160

ripemd160 = gen_ripemd160_with_variable_scope_protector_to_not_pollute_global_namespace()
print(ripemd160(b'hello this is a test').hex())
print("number of bytes in a RIPEMD-160 digest: ", len(ripemd160(b'')))